RAND PAUL: I don't know how Republicans could confirm David Petraeus 'with a straight face'

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday questioned how Senate
Republicans could, "with a straight face," potentially confirm
former CIA Director David Petraeus as secretary of state — a
position he is
reportedly under consideration for in President-elect Donald
Trump's emerging Cabinet.

Petraeus pleaded guilty in 2015 to a misdemeanor
charge of mishandling classified information. Trump and fellow
Republicans lambasted Democratic presidential nominee Hillary
Clinton on the campaign trail for doing what he claimed was worse
while she was secretary of state.

"I think there's going to be the problem that everything we
complained about with Hillary Clinton revealing emails that were
classified or not treating them appropriately are the same issues
for Petraeus," Paul told reporters on Tuesday. "So I don't
know how we can, with a straight face, say, 'Oh, we're going to
appoint someone to a Cabinet position who actually pled guilty to
a similar offense.'"

Paul previously expressed concerns about
confirming either former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani or
former UN Ambassador John Bolton to lead the State Department,
publicly airing his grievances regarding both.

On Monday, Trump tweeted shortly after meeting with
Petraeus that he "was very impressed!"